Trademark registration in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & SabaQuick answer
Trademarks in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba are registered with the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property, acting for the Caribbean Netherlands trademark register on behalf of the Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland (BOIP / CaribIE); the official application fee is USD 310 for up to 3 classes. A registration lasts 10 years from the filing date and can be renewed. Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba can be designated through the Madrid System.
Checked against official sources on 11 October 2026 · see sources
- Office
- BOIP / CaribIE
- Official fee
- USD 310 / up to 3 classes
- Madrid Protocol
- Member
- Protection
- 10 years from filing date
- Multi-class filing
- Allowed
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The trademark office and official links
Trademarks in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba are registered by the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP), acting for the Caribbean Netherlands trademark register (CaribIE) on behalf of the Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland (BOIP / CaribIE).
- Trademark office: Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP), acting for the Caribbean Netherlands trademark register (CaribIE) on behalf of the Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland (BOIP / CaribIE)
- Online filing: official e-filing portal
- Trademark search: official trademark database
- Law: Trademarks Act BES (Wet merken BES), English text as applicable on 18 October 2011
- Law: Implementing Decree on Trademarks BES (Uitvoeringsbesluit merken BES), Staatsblad 2010, 446
- Law: Implementing Regulation on Trademarks BES (fees), Staatscourant 2011, 17604
Official fees in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba
| Official fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application, individual mark (up to 3 classes) | USD 310 |
| Application, collective mark (up to 3 classes) | USD 481 |
| Each additional class above three (application) | USD 48 |
| Priority claim | USD 19 |
| Renewal, individual mark (up to 3 classes) | USD 335 |
| Each additional class above three (renewal) | USD 59 |
| Late renewal surcharge (within 6 months after expiry) | USD 166 |
| Madrid international application (BOIP handling fee) WIPO fees extra | USD 103 |
Official office fees only (schedule as of 2026-10). Official fee schedule. Professional fees of a local firm are extra — compare fixed-fee packages.
How to register a trademark in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba
- Search the Caribbean Netherlands trademark register (CaribIE) for earlier identical or similar marks.
- File online through Caribie Filing (recommended) or with a paper form, in Dutch or English, giving the applicant, the mark, and the goods and services.
- Pay the fee with the application; if payment arrives later, the filing date moves to the payment date.
- BOIP checks the formal requirements, assigns the goods and services to Nice classes and may ask for more details.
- If all requirements are met, the mark is entered in the register with the filing date as registration date, and the registration is published.
- Renew every 10 years, from six months before expiry.
Examination, publication and opposition
- Examination: BOIP checks formal requirements and classification; its procedure page does not describe examination on absolute grounds, and the Act leaves invalidity on absolute grounds to the courts.
- Publication: Registrations are published after entry in the CaribIE register
Protection, renewal and use
- Term: 10 years from the filing date, renewable.
- Late renewal: Renewal from 6 months before expiry; late renewal up to 6 months after expiry with a USD 166 surcharge
- Use requirement: a registration can be challenged after 5 years of non-use.
- Rights system: first to file.
Filing from abroad
- Local agent: No representative is required to file. If an agent or specialised lawyer is used, they must be established in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Language: Dutch or English (Implementing Decree on Trademarks BES, art. 2)
Firms on TrademarksHub that cover Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba can act as your local agent — see firms.
Madrid Protocol
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba is a member of the Madrid System. You can designate it in an international application filed through your home office, or file a national application directly. A local firm can advise which route is cheaper for your classes and timeline.
Trademark classes
Nice Classification; goods and services are grouped by Nice class. One application can cover several classes. Not sure which classes you need? See all 45 classes or classes by business type.
How Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba compares
- Renewal: every 10 years; grace period Renewal from 6 months before expiry; late renewal up to 6 months after expiry with a USD 166 surcharge — compare all countries
- Foreign owners: not required — rules in every country
- Official search: www.caribie.nl — all search databases
Guides: registering in any country · costs by country · Madrid
Good to know in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba have their own trademark register under the Trademarks Act BES; a Benelux trademark is not presented by BOIP as covering the islands, and a Caribbean Netherlands registration is always valid for all three islands.
- The register is run by BOIP on behalf of the Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland through the CaribIE website, and fees are charged in US dollars.
- The Act provides no opposition procedure: the mark is registered after a formal check, and third parties challenge it through nullity actions in court.
- Rights go to the first filing, and the right lapses after five uninterrupted years of non-use on the islands without due cause.
- The Madrid Protocol applies to the Caribbean part of the Netherlands as a separate territorial entity with its own individual fee (WIPO information notice No. 29/2010, effective 30 December 2010), and a CaribIE registration can serve as the basis for an international application.